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Ventilator associated pneumonia: comparison between quantitative and qualitative cultures of tracheal aspirates.

Camargo LF, De Marco FV, Barbas CS, Hoelz C, Bueno MA, Rodrigues M Jr, Amado VM, Caserta R, Martino MD, Pasternak J, Knobel E.

Crit Care. 2004 Dec;8(6):R422-30. Epub 2004 Oct 14.PMID: 15566587 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The significance of distal bronchial samples with commensals in ventilator-associated pneumonia: colonizer or pathogen?

Lambotte O, Timsit JF, Garrouste-Orgeas M, Misset B, Benali A, Carlet J.

Chest. 2002 Oct;122(4):1389-99.PMID: 12377870 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Prospective comparison of bronchoalveolar lavage and quantitative deep tracheal aspirate in the diagnosis of ventilator associated pneumonia.

Mondi MM, Chang MC, Bowton DL, Kilgo PD, Meredith JW, Miller PR.

J Trauma. 2005 Oct;59(4):891-5; discussion 895-6.PMID: 16374278 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Usefulness of a strategy based on bronchoscopy with direct examination of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in the initial antibiotic therapy of suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia.

Timsit JF, Cheval C, Gachot B, Bruneel F, Wolff M, Carlet J, Regnier B.

Intensive Care Med. 2001 Apr;27(4):640-7.PMID: 11398689 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a comparison of histologic, microbiologic, and clinical criteria.

Kirtland SH, Corley DE, Winterbauer RH, Springmeyer SC, Casey KR, Hampson NB, Dreis DF.

Chest. 1997 Aug;112(2):445-57.PMID: 9266883 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The predictive value of preliminary bacterial colony counts from bronchoalveolar lavage in critically ill trauma patients.

Mueller EW, Wood GC, Kelley MS, Boucher BA, Fabian TC, Croce MA.

Am Surg. 2003 Sep;69(9):749-55; discusiion 755-6.PMID: 14509321 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Nonbronchoscopic bronchoalveolar lavage for diagnosing ventilator-associated pneumonia in newborns.

Köksal N, Hacimustafaoğlul M, Celebi S, Ozakin C.

Turk J Pediatr. 2006 Jul-Sep;48(3):213-20.PMID: 17172064 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

De-escalation therapy in ventilator-associated pneumonia.

Rello J, Vidaur L, Sandiumenge A, Rodríguez A, Gualis B, Boque C, Diaz E.

Crit Care Med. 2004 Nov;32(11):2183-90.PMID: 15640629 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Predictive value of broncho-alveolar lavage fluid Gram's stain in the diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a prospective study.

Goldberg AE, Malhotra AK, Riaz OJ, Aboutanos MB, Duane TM, Borchers CT, Martin N, Ivatury RR.

J Trauma. 2008 Oct;65(4):871-6; discussion 876-8.PMID: 18849805 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Diagnostic accuracy of protected specimen brush and bronchoalveolar lavage in nosocomial pneumonia: impact of previous antimicrobial treatments.

Souweine B, Veber B, Bedos JP, Gachot B, Dombret MC, Regnier B, Wolff M.

Crit Care Med. 1998 Feb;26(2):236-44.PMID: 9468159 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Ventilator-associated pneumonia in a surgical intensive care unit: epidemiology, etiology and comparison of three bronchoscopic methods for microbiological specimen sampling.

Woske HJ, Röding T, Schulz I, Lode H.

Crit Care. 2001;5(3):167-73. Epub 2001 Apr 27.PMID: 11353934 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Impact of BAL data on the therapy and outcome of ventilator-associated pneumonia.

Luna CM, Vujacich P, Niederman MS, Vay C, Gherardi C, Matera J, Jolly EC.

Chest. 1997 Mar;111(3):676-85.PMID: 9118708 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Early antibiotic treatment for BAL-confirmed ventilator-associated pneumonia: a role for routine endotracheal aspirate cultures.

Michel F, Franceschini B, Berger P, Arnal JM, Gainnier M, Sainty JM, Papazian L.

Chest. 2005 Feb;127(2):589-97.PMID: 15706001 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Implementation of bronchoscopic techniques in the diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia to reduce antibiotic use.

Bonten MJ, Bergmans DC, Stobberingh EE, van der Geest S, De Leeuw PW, van Tiel FH, Gaillard CA.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1997 Dec;156(6):1820-4.PMID: 9412561 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Role of serial routine microbiologic culture results in the initial management of ventilator-associated pneumonia.

Hayon J, Figliolini C, Combes A, Trouillet JL, Kassis N, Dombret MC, Gibert C, Chastre J.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2002 Jan 1;165(1):41-6.PMID: 11779728 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Does bronchoalveolar lavage enhance our ability to treat ventilator-associated pneumonia in a trauma-burn intensive care unit?

Wahl WL, Franklin GA, Brandt MM, Sturm L, Ahrns KS, Hemmila MR, Arbabi S.

J Trauma. 2003 Apr;54(4):633-8; discussion 638-9.PMID: 12707523 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Resolution of infectious parameters after antimicrobial therapy in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia.

Dennesen PJ, van der Ven AJ, Kessels AG, Ramsay G, Bonten MJ.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2001 May;163(6):1371-5.PMID: 11371403 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Blood cultures have limited value in predicting severity of illness and as a diagnostic tool in ventilator-associated pneumonia.

Luna CM, Videla A, Mattera J, Vay C, Famiglietti A, Vujacich P, Niederman MS.

Chest. 1999 Oct;116(4):1075-84.PMID: 10531175 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Microscopic examination of intracellular organisms in protected bronchoalveolar mini-lavage fluid for the diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia.

Sirvent JM, Vidaur L, Gonzalez S, Castro P, de Batlle J, Castro A, Bonet A.

Chest. 2003 Feb;123(2):518-23.PMID: 12576375 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a systematic review of the literature.

Rea-Neto A, Youssef NC, Tuche F, Brunkhorst F, Ranieri VM, Reinhart K, Sakr Y.

Crit Care. 2008;12(2):R56. Epub 2008 Apr 21. Review.PMID: 18426596 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article